Students can earn an Associate of Science degree in approximately 19 months.

<strong>Professional Registration</strong>
Upon graduation from the San Joaquin Valley College Respiratory Therapy program, students will have the following certificates: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) .

Upon successful completion of the San Joaquin Valley College Respiratory Therapy program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the National Board Respiratory Care: Therapist Multiple Choice Exam (TMC). Upon achieving the minimum cut score on the TMC, graduates will be eligible to take the Clinical Simulation exam leading to the RRT Credential.

<strong>California State Licensure</strong>
Graduates of the San Joaquin Valley College Respiratory Therapy program are eligible to apply to the National Board for Respiratory Care to sit for the Therapist Multiple-Choice (TMC) exam. Once a minimum threshold is earned, the graduate is then eligible to sit for the Clinical Simulation (CS) exam.

Upon successfully passing the CS exam the graduate earns the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credential. The RRT credential is the minimum entry requirement for licensure in California. This application also requires a background check. The fees for the exams, background check and application are paid for by the College. Payment for retakes and subsequent examinations are the responsibility of the graduate. Failure to apply for or sit for this exam does not constitute a refund or discount in tuition.

Graduates who earn the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care and licensed by the California Respiratory Care Board, are authorized to use the title, Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner, which is a requirement to work in this field.

The <a title="Click to go to the Respiratory Care Board's website." href="http://www.rcb.ca.gov/" target="_blank">Respiratory Care Board</a> publishes <a title="Click to go to the RCB's pass rate information page." href="http://www.rcb.ca.gov/applicants/caschools.shtml" target="_blank">institutional pass rate information.</a>

For Outcomes Data for our program, please visit the Programmatic Outcomes Data page of the CoARC webpage by <a href="http://www.coarc.com/47.html" title="Click to view outcome data." target="_blank">clicking here</a>.